Applications of the Cauchy Theory
Chapter 4 Applications Of The Cauchy Theory This chapter contains several applications of the material developed in Chapter 3. In the first section, we will describe the possible behavior of an analytic function near a singularity of that function. 4.1 Singularities We will say that f has an isolated singularity at z0 if f is analytic on D(z0,r) \{z0} for some r. What, if anything, can be said about the behavior of f near z0? The basic tool needed to answer this question is the Laurent series, an expansion of f(z)in powers of z − z0 in which negative as well as positive powers of z − z0 may appear. In fact, the number of negative powers in this expansion is the key to determining how f behaves near z0. From now on, the punctured disk D(z0,r) \{z0} will be denoted by D (z0,r). We will need a consequence of Cauchy’s integral formula. 4.1.1 Theorem Let f be analytic on an open set Ω containing the annulus {z : r1 ≤|z − z0|≤r2}, 0 <r1 <r2 < ∞, and let γ1 and γ2 denote the positively oriented inner and outer boundaries of the annulus. Then for r1 < |z − z0| <r2, we have 1 f(w) − 1 f(w) f(z)= − dw − dw. 2πi γ2 w z 2πi γ1 w z Proof. Apply Cauchy’s integral formula [part (ii)of (3.3.1)]to the cycle γ2 − γ1. ♣ 1 2 CHAPTER 4. APPLICATIONS OF THE CAUCHY THEORY 4.1.2 Definition For 0 ≤ s1 <s2 ≤ +∞ and z0 ∈ C, we will denote the open annulus {z : s1 < |z−z0| <s2} by A(z0,s1,s2).
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